Beschreibung der Fachrichtung

The grape wine industry is confronted with ever increasing challenges. The ongoing climate change requires new cultivars and new production techniques; advances in modern technology call for new skills; the increasing complexity of the social and economic environment demands innovation and anticipation to satisfy rapidly changing needs.

The Viticulture and Enology orientation of the Master Life Sciences HES-SO provides a global vision and tools to analyze and resolve situations from grape to wine, from management to market on a strategic and operational level. It teaches efficiency and effectiveness in the economic, ecological and political environment of the grape wine industry.

The acquired skills allow conceptual changes and advancing grape growing, wine making, and wine business in the new millennium.

Beschreibung des Angebots

Organisation des études

The Master of Science in Life Sciences is offered in cooperation with three other Swiss Universities of Applied Sciences, namely: Berner Fachhochschule BFH, Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz FHNW, and Zürcher Fachhochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften ZHAW.

The Master offers advanced specialization courses for each chosen major. These courses include business, management and data handling to master the challenges demanded from tomorrow’s job market, and the Master thesis as independent applied research project. The program promotes critically reflection, assisting graduates in their further development throughout their professional careers.

The curriculum is divided into 3 blocks:

• Central Modules (30 ECTS) which are related to business & entrepreneurship and data handling skills (Core Competence Modules) relevant to all Master students, and the “Cluster-specific Modules” relevant to the specializations within one cluster

• Advanced specialization skills related to the particular majors (20 ECTS, five modules)

• Master thesis project (40 ECTS) including the Literature Review and Research Proposal, a Preliminary Project and the Master's Thesis itself.

Le master représente le second diplôme universitaire après le bachelor et équivaut généralement à l'acquisition de 90-120 crédits ECTS.

Aufbau der Ausbildung

Master in Life Sciences - major Viticulture & Enology	90 Crédits ECTS
Central Modules Management, Business and Society Handling and Understanding Data	30
Cluster-specific Modules Progresses in Food Processing Nutrition and Nutrition Related Chronic Diseases Foodomics Sustainable Sourcing, Processing and Tracing of Food Advanced Sensory Techniques Journal Club “Food and Nutrition Sciences”
Specialization Modules Grapevine Environment - Sustainable Viticulture Genetic Resources and Grapevine Production Winery Design Fermented Beverages Technology, Chemistry and Microbiology Wine Economics and Management Vinifera EuroMaster	20
Additional Offerfrom others Clusters Life Cycle Assessment Sustainable Natural Resource Management Biodiversity Water Management for Households, Industry and Agriculture
Master Thesis Preliminary Project Literature Review and research proposal	40
Total	90

1 crédit ECTS équivaut à environ 25-30 heures de travail

Link zum Aufbau der Ausbildung

• hes-so.ch > Plan d'études
• hes-so.ch > Major Modules